Impatiens plant named Danserra

ABSTRACT

A distinct Impatiens cultivar named Danserra, characterized by its medium size, red-purple flowers, large dark green foliage, and its compact growth habit.

The present inventiton relates to a new and distinctive cultivar ofImpatiens plant, botanically known as Impatiens, and known by thecultivar name Danserra. Danserra was developed by me through controlledbreeding by crossing a cultivar identified by breeding number F-42 asthe seed parent with the cultivar identified as 187-15-A as the pollenparent. Both parents are unreleased, proprietary lines.

Asexual reproduction by cuttings at Mishmar Hashiva, Israel, has shownthat the unique features of this new impatiens are stabilized and arereproduced true to type in successive propagations. The cuttingspreferably comprise tip cuttings with at least one auxiliary bud, whichis vegetative and not a flower bud.

The following characteristics distinguish the new Impatiens from bothits parent varieties and other cultivated Impatiens of this type knownand used in the floriculture industry:

1. Medium size, red-purple flowers.

2. Large dark green foliage.

3. Compact growth habit.

The accompanying color photographs illustrate the overall appearance ofthis cultivar, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possibleto obtain in a colored reproduction of this type.

The top photograph is a top perspective view showing the flowers andfoliage of a portion of a plant of Danserra.

The bottom photograph is an enlarged closeup of a single flower andsurrounding foliage.

The following is a detailed description of my new Impatiens cultivarbased on plants produced under commercial practice during the spring inMishmar Hashiva, Israel.

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society ColourChart except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance areused.

Parentage:

Male parent.--187-15-A.

Female parent.--F-42.

Propagation:

A. Type cutting.--Tip cuttings with at least one axillary, vegetativebud.

B. Time to initiate roots.--8-10 days both at 25°-30° C. summer, and20°-22° C. winter.

C. Rooting habit.--Good root initiation.

Plant description:

A. Form.--Compact, mounded, symmetrical.

B. Habit of growth.--Compact growth habit.

C. Foliage description.--(1) Size: Large, approximately 13 cm long and4.5 cm wide. (2) Shape: Oval, with acuminate tip. (3) Margin: Finelyserrated. (4) Color: Young foliage top side 137A; under side 147B.Mature foliage top side 147A; under side 147B. (5) Venation: Green,tinged with purple.

Flowering description:

A. Flowering habits.--From bud to open flower requires approximatelyfive (5) days.

B. Natural flowering season.--Spring and the summer in moderateclimates. In Israel flowering also occurs in the winter.

Flower buds.--Normal. Spurs up to 5.0 cm long on mature buds with throatoriginating from major sepal; the wide, oval part of the spur is 0.9 cmby 1.0 cm and close to 60C-D in color; the long part is approximately4.0 cm in length, almost straight, and close to 60C-D in color.

D. Flowers borne.--Flower buds are presented at the tips of stemsoverlying the terminal whorls of leaves. At most stems, there aregenerally about 5-6 buds in different stages of maturity, and normallyabout 2-3 or more open blooms, as the plant reaches market stage. Two ormore flower buds are often borne at each leaf axis.

E. Quantity of flowers.--Floriferous; total inflorescence isapproximately 30 flowers three months after planting. Flowering iscontinuous at temperatures above approximately 10° C. and with at leastminimum levels of light.

F. Petals.--(1) Shape: Two pairs of heart shaped petals, each petal ofeach pair measuring approximately 2.2 cm from base to tip and 2.0 cm atits broadest point; single petal is relatively larger and oval shape,measuring approximately 3.0 cm along its major axis. (2) Color: Top sidein spring when opening 67A, with little or no fading; underside also67A. (3) Number of petals: Five. (4) Size of flowers: Approximately 4.5cm in diameter.

G. Reproductive organs.--(1) Stamens: One in number. (a) Anther color:Green. (b) Pollen color: White. (2) Pistils: (a) Stigma: Cone shaped;green in color. (b) Style: Light Green in color. (c) Ovaries: One innumber; size 1.5 mm; color light green.

Disease resistance: Unknown.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant namedDanserra, as illustrated and described.